Sidney Nolan-Australia
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Few artists have captured the soul of a continent with the raw, mythic intensity of Sir Sidney Nolan, and Sidney Nolan-Australia stands as a definitive visual testament to his singular vision. This landmark volume presents a sweeping survey of Nolan's iconic body of work, from his legendary Ned Kelly series to his haunting depictions of the Australian outback, Burke and Wills, and the Gallipoli landscapes — each canvas a meditation on isolation, identity, and the harsh, sublime beauty of the Australian interior. Art critic and scholar Elwyn Lynn provides authoritative commentary that contextualises Nolan's artistic journey, tracing the evolution of a painter who transformed the rugged mythology of his homeland into a universally resonant visual language. Nolan occupies a rare position in the canon of 20th-century art — simultaneously a product of his distinctly Australian environment and a figure of international stature whose work commanded attention from London to New York. Lynn's text illuminates the bold, expressionistic style that defines Nolan's oeuvre: the flattened forms, vivid colour fields, and dreamlike narratives that blur the line between folklore and fine art. Together, Lynn and Nolan construct a portrait of a nation seen through the eyes of its most celebrated visual storyteller, leaving the reader to wonder where the landscape ends and the legend truly begins.
Author: Elwyn Lynn / Sidney Nolan
Format: Hardback
Published: 1979, Bay Books
Genre: History of arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Few artists have captured the soul of a continent with the raw, mythic intensity of Sir Sidney Nolan, and Sidney Nolan-Australia stands as a definitive visual testament to his singular vision. This landmark volume presents a sweeping survey of Nolan's iconic body of work, from his legendary Ned Kelly series to his haunting depictions of the Australian outback, Burke and Wills, and the Gallipoli landscapes — each canvas a meditation on isolation, identity, and the harsh, sublime beauty of the Australian interior. Art critic and scholar Elwyn Lynn provides authoritative commentary that contextualises Nolan's artistic journey, tracing the evolution of a painter who transformed the rugged mythology of his homeland into a universally resonant visual language. Nolan occupies a rare position in the canon of 20th-century art — simultaneously a product of his distinctly Australian environment and a figure of international stature whose work commanded attention from London to New York. Lynn's text illuminates the bold, expressionistic style that defines Nolan's oeuvre: the flattened forms, vivid colour fields, and dreamlike narratives that blur the line between folklore and fine art. Together, Lynn and Nolan construct a portrait of a nation seen through the eyes of its most celebrated visual storyteller, leaving the reader to wonder where the landscape ends and the legend truly begins.